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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today delivered his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons, outlining government plans on spending and taxation.

Ahead of the Autumn Statement, campaigners are ramping up calls for the Chancellor to deliver greater support for low-income families.

BASW statement in response to the Home Secretary's recent remarks about homelessness.

Read SASW's blog for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2023

SASW are calling on the Scottish Government to offer social workers and social care workers a fair mileage rate, on a par with NHS colleagues, for travel while working.

Read BASW UK's statement in response to the recently passed Illegal Migration Act.

SASW writes to Scottish Labour to voice concerns on Two Child Cap Policy.

BASW England & SASW write to the UK Chancellor to urge him to consider the non-taxable mileage allowance

This statement gives a summary of the situation, the role of social workers and BASW’s response.

Last week, the House of Lords continued their scrutiny of the UK Government’s controversial Illegal Migration Bill.